Friendsgiving/Barksgiving: Turkey Trot 5K, 10K, Half Marathon by Califlow Runs
About this race
🦃💛 THE FRIENDSGIVING/BARKSGIVING RUN
5K • 10K • Half Marathon • Family 1-Miler • Kids Dash
📍 5400 E Ocean Blvd, Long Beach, CA
Friends. Family. Doggies. Miles. Gratitude.
The Friendsgiving Run is a feel-good coastal race celebrating connection, movement, and the people we choose to show up with. Whether you’re running with friends, family, your kids, your pup, or your run crew, this is a morning made for togetherness and good vibes by the beach.
Run the scenic Long Beach shoreline, enjoy ocean views, and finish with that signature CaliFlow energy that makes every race feel like home.
🏁 Race Day Schedule
Same-Day Registration & Bib Pickup:
🕕 Opens at 6:00 AM
Start Times
⏰ Half Marathon: 7:00 AM
⏰ 5K & 10K + Family 1-Miler: 8:30 AM
⏰ Kids Dash: 9:15 AM
🌊 Why You’ll Love This Race
✅ Flat, fast, scenic beach path course
✅ Beginner- and walker-friendly
✅ Strollers welcome
✅ Dogs on leash welcome 🐾
✅ Professional chip timing with accurate results
✅ Overall & age group awards
✅ Free race-day photos
✅ Finisher medals for all participants
✅ Finish-line festival vibes
💛 Why CaliFlow Runs
CaliFlow Runs is about more than miles — it’s about community. Our events are inclusive, welcoming, and designed so everyone belongs, no matter your pace or experience level.
Come solo.
Bring your people.
Make new friends.
The Friendsgiving Run is your chance to move together, celebrate gratitude, and start the season on a high note.
Pick your distance
Running
5K
10K
1 Miler
Half Marathon
Race-day daylight
We have no recorded weather for Long Beach yet, but sunrise and sunset follow from the venue and the date.
The sun rises at 6:31 AM and sets at 4:46 PM local time (PST) in Long Beach on November 22, 2026 — 10h 14m of daylight.
Course
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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 121 Long Beach events
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